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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, October 9, 2000
'Hawks look to regroup, try to focus on positives
Bv Allan Davis
By Allan Davis
sports@kansas.com
Kansas sportswriter
Kansas quarterback Dylen Smith fumbles on the third play of the game. Smith was injured during the play and left the game for two series. K-State recorded six sacks on Saturday. Photo by Nick Krug/KANSAN
Although a large number of Kansas State supporters made it through the gridlock on the Kansas Turnpike and sat in close proximity to Kansas fans, the Wildcat and Jayhawk fans didn't show as much hostility toward each other as they could have.
Kansas coach Terry Allen, unlike some coaches, didn't publicly blast his team for a lackluster performance, quitting, failure to perform as required by the game plan or missing assignments. He was nice about what happened and said the Jayhawks needed to regroup their forces for Saturday's game against Missouri in Columbia, Mo.
"We need to build on what we've got, repair some egos and head on over to Columbia and play," he said.
A couple of areas that need building on come to mind. The Jayhawks were 2 of 15 on third down conversions and K-State recorded six sacks.
And in the Kansas locker room after the game, everybody was as nice as they could be after losing 52-13.
Senior quarterback Dylan Smith said the offense didn't play well and K-State was prepared for whatever the offense ran.
"I don't think anybody played well, to lose by 39." Smith said. "I can't speak for the (Kansas) defense, but (the K-State defenders) were calling out our plays when we came to the line."
The Wildcat football team was also cordial. With the exception of a personal foul, the K-State football team was politely efficient, particularly in the second quarter when it scored 31 points.
On the third play of the game, Smith was injured and had to leave the game for two series.
Senior fullback Norris norris said he was apprehensive about Smith's injury
when it happened.
"It was very scary," he said. "I was worried for Dylan's health. It appeared he was hurt pretty bad, but it really shows how strong of a competitor. he is for him to come back."
Smith said that the hit he took worried him, too.
"My neck was bothering me in the morning," Smith said. "So it kind of made me nervous when I took that hit. I wasn't expecting to take a hit like that that early in the game."
A bright spot for the Jayhawks was
junior nose tackle Nate Dwyer, who received credit for seven unassisted tackles, the most of any Jayhawk. After the game, he said a lot of things went wrong offensively as well as defensively and a performance like this couldn't get the job done in the Big 12 Conference.
"We're definitely frustrated," he said.
"But at the same time our confidence is down, also, but we just have to go back and watch film and focus on the positive things that we did and take care of the negatives."
Edited by J. R. Mendoza
Cornhuskers, Wildcats top AP poll
Conference rivals are No.1 and 2 for first time since'80s
Kansan sportswriter
By Allan Davis
sports@kansan.com
Kansas spotwriter
After making it through the weekend unscathed, Big 12 Conference North rivals Nebraska and Kansas State are now ranked No.1 and No.2 respectively in the nation by the Associated Press.
This is the first time two teams from the same conference have been ranked No. 1 and No. 2 since 1887, when Big 8 power Oklahoma was No. 1 and Nebraska was No. 2.
No. 8 Oklahoma 63, No. 25 Texas 14
The Wildcats and Nebraska will meet Saturday, Nov. 11 in Manhattan. K-State plays No. 8 Oklahoma Saturday in Manhattan, and Nebraska plays Oklahoma Saturday, Oct. 28 in Norman, Okla.
It was billed as the Red River Shootout. However, Texas forget to bring its guns, and the Sooners (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) humiliated the Longhorns (3-2, 1-1) Saturday at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
The Longhorn defense, ranked 13th in the nation before the game, was no match for the Oklahoma offense. The Sooners scored
touchdowns on their first five drives, and linebacker Rocky Calmus returned an interception 41 yards for another score in the first half.
The Sooners led 42-0 at halftime. Oklahoma running back Quentin Griffin set a school record, scoring six touchdowns rushing. Sooner quarterback Josh Heupl, who played until midway through the fourth quarter, was 17-of-27 for 275 yards.
No.1 Nebraska 49, Iowa State 27
Cornhusker quarterback Eric Crouch ran for 138 yards and a touchdown, and Nebraska (5-0, 2-0) pulled away from Iowa State late.
The Cyclones (4-1, 1-1) actually led 14-13 at halftime but couldn't handle Nebraska in the second half, yielding five touchdowns. "Husker running back Correll Buckhalter scored two touchdowns."
Buffalo freshman quarterback Craig Ochs passed for one touchdown and ran for another in his first college start, and Colorado (1,4-1) snapped Texas A&M's 22 game home winning streak. Ochs, the third Colorado starter at quarterback in six games
Cyclone quarterback Sage Rosenfelts completed 22 of 42 passes for 346 yards and two touchdowns, Iowa State is the third straight team to pass for more than 250 yards against the Cornhuskers. But the Cyclones, who came into the game averaging 227.5 yards per game rushing, couldn't run the ball and finished with only 37 yards on the ground. Colorado 26 Texas A&M 19
Colorado 26, Texas A&M 19
More Information
For the complete AP top 25 poll, See page 2B
The Aggies (3-2, 1-1) rallied from a 12-0 deficit to lead 13-12 at halftime. But Buffalo Cortland Johnson scored on a 1-yard run and a 52-yard touchdown pass, and Colorado built a 26-16 lead early in the fourth quarter and held on for the victory.
this season, completed 15 of 25 passes for 239 vards and did not throw an interception.
Texas Tech 28, Baylor 0
Red Raider Ricky Williams ran for two touchdowns, and quarterback Kliff Kingsbury passed to Derek Dorris for two more, leading Texas Tech (5-1, 1-1) past Baylor. Kingsbury completed 33 of 50 passes for 322 vards.
Missouri quarterback Darius Outlaw, a redshirt freshman making his first start, threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and the Tigers (23, 1-1) beat the Cowbys (23, 0-2). Outlaw completed 14 of 27 passes for 191 yards.
Baylor (23, 0-2) used three quarterbacks trying to fill the void left by an early season injury to starter Greg Cicero.
Missouri 24. Oklahoma State 10
Tiger running back Zain Gilmore rushed for 169 yards on 27 carries, and Antoine Duncan had two interceptions in the third quarter to stifle Cowboy comeback attempts.
— Edited by Clay McCusition
Score by Quarter
Kansas State 7 31 7 7 52
Record: (6-0, 2-0)
Kansas 0 0 6 7 13
Report: (2-3, 0-2)
Score by Quarters
Game Stats
12:23 KSU' Scobey, Josh 3 yd run (Rheem,
Jamie kick), 4-16 1:14, KSU 7, KU 0
Second quarter
Scoring
13:42 KSU Beasley, Jonath 4 yd run (Rheem,
Jamie kick), 5:20 1:43 KSU, 14 KU, 0
First quarter
09:56 KSU Beasley, Jonath 1 yd run (Rheem,
Jamie kick), 3:01 1:02, KU 8, KO 7
03:16 KSU Morgan, Quincy 22 yd pass from Beasley, Jonath (Rheem, Jamie kick), 9-77 3:48 KSU 35, KU 0
00:00 KRSU Rheem, Jamie 35 yd field goal, 6-67
0:58, KRSU 38, KU 0
10:08 KU Smith, Dylen 1 yd run (Team rush fumbled), 12:80 4:52; KU 38, KU 6
Fourth quarter
04:04 KSU Beasley, Jonath 2 yd run (Rheem,
Jamie kick), 11-49 6:04, KS 45, KU 6
Fourth quarter
09:55 KSU S cobey, Josh 2 kd run (Rheem,
Jamie kick), 4.52:5 017, K25 du 6U
05:09 KU Smith, Dylan 5 yd run (Garcia, Joe
kick), 11:7 4:46, K25 du 13U
First Downs
K.State 24
KU 17
Rushes-Yards (net)
K-State 49-210
KU 46-103
Passes Att-Comp-Int
Passing Yards (net)
K-State 258
KU 128
Passe Att-Comp-in
K-State 22:14-1
KU 23:10-1
Total offense plays-Yards K-State 71-468 KU 69-231
Fumble Returns-Yards
Furniture Returns-Yards
K-State 0-0
KU 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards
K-State 2-39
KU 1-0
K-State 1-32 KU 5:20
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
K-State 0-0
KU 2-2
Penalties-Yards
K-State 5-54
KU 7-63
Possession Time
K-State 29:08
K-State 29:08
KU 30:52
Sacks By: Number-Yards
K-State 6-39
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING...Kansas State Scooby, Josh 16-49
Roberson, Ell 4-45; Cartwright, Roc 7-37;
Beasley, Jonathan 9-33; Washington, Ras 2-25;
Allen, David 9-19; Lazetich, Johnno 2- Kansas
Norris, Moran 14-45; Smith, Dyler 19-34;
Winbush, David 9-16; Duncan, Reggie 3-5; Dyer,
Zach 1-3.
PASSING — Kansas State Beasley, Jonath 12-18-0235; Roberson, Ell 2-4-12.3, Kansas Smith, Dylen 9-10-1232; Dyer, Zach 1-3.0-5.
RECEIVING — Kansas State-Morgan, Quinny 5-96; Wesley, Martel 3-58; Locket, Aaron 3-51;
Warren, Nick 1-30; Clark, Brandon 1-3-1; Lloyd, Ricky 1-9, Kansas-Hill, Harrison 8-1-14; Fulton, Termaire 1-9; Winbush, David 1-5.
FUMBLES — Kansas State-None. Kansas
Winbush, David 1-1; Smith, Dylan 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS — Kansas State-Butler,
Jeramet 1.8, Kansas-Roe, Quincy 1.0.
Satellum: Memorial Stadium
Attendance:48,500
Kickoff time: 1 p.m. End of Game: 4:24 Total elapsed time: 3:24
Officials: Referee: Randy Christal; Umpire: Joe Darden; Uesman; Carl Johnson;
Temperature 45
Temperature: 45
Line judge: Mike Liner; Back judge: Mike Weir;
Field judge: Scott Koch; Side judge: Mike
Weatherfor!
Wind: North 10
Holloman Update
"It was pretty nice to see Cliff play again," said Ervin, who played with his brother at Garden City Community College two years ago. "He looked big, I never saw him on the field, so we were basically just watching each other."
there's no question which Holloman is on the better team, but Cliff (Kansas State) and Envin (Kansas) played even compared with each other. Envin, a junior defensive lineman, recorded one tackle. Cliff, a senior, had none.
Field of Dreams
Kansas State barely had to work for some of its touchdowns. The Wildcats scored on first-half drives of 16, 20 and 30 yards.
Strong Words
Kansas' Daris Lomax was barely heard from defensively during the game — he had no tackles — but the senior linebacker hopes his teammates heard him afterward. He called the Jayhawks' last two losses "embarrassing," and said, "This is a waste of time right now. We're working too hard during the week not to reap the benefits on Saturday."
Point of No Return
Kansas travels to Missouri on Saturday, and Kansas coach Terry Allen can only hope the Jayhawks listen to a mom's sage advice: It's not nice to point. After losing two consecutive games, Allen has concerns about who might be blamed for the losses.
"We are going to regroup the forces," he said. "This was a devastating loss and we have played two good football teams in the last week and taken our lumps. We'll see how we bounce back,
"The important thing right now is our confidence level. We are going to build on what we have and repair some etos."
Bad Things Come on Thirds
The third play of the game has not been kind to Kansas the past two games. At Oklahoma, quarterback Dylan Smith threw an interception that led to a score. This time he fumbled on a sack, which led to KState's first score.
Where's Roger?
After a stellar game at Oklahoma, where he had three catches for 11.7 yards, Kansas wide receiver Roger Ross was on the bench more often than not.
"I'm shocked," he said. "I wanted to be out there making plays for my team. I love pressure situations like that. I had a good week of practice, I know all my plays. I don't understand what was going on. But I guess my coaches know what's best for me."
Did It Really Matter?
Kansas State coach Bill Snyer, as usual, was blasé about his team's performance, especially after the Wildcats already led 38-0.
"Maybe we didn't play as well in the second half as we would have liked." he said.
The Final Word
Allen emphasized all week that Kansas was much better off for this game than its past three games with K-State. He was, however, disappointed that nothing panned out.
"I still believe we have better athletes than we did before." Allen said, "Was it demonstrated today? No. Do I still believe that? Yes."
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